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  Sinn Féin MLA is presenting a petition to the health minister today calling for more addiction services in Derry. The petition was set up by Tamzin White after her mother passed away in January. Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has commended Tamzin for her courage and bravery and her campaign for detox services and increased […]

  A Strabane Cllr is calling for more resources for younger people in the area following a weekend incident of anti-social behaviour. Five teenagers arrested by police following the incident in Strabane on Saturday night have been released on bail pending further enquiries. The arrests were made following a report that a group of four

  The Government is being urged to act on what’s been described as a major backlog in gynaecological appointments with Donegal said to be one of the worst affected areas. More than 4,000 women nationally have been waiting 18 months or more for an appointment with 464 women in the county waiting over the same

A Donegal County Councillor is pleading with those responsible for weekend vandalism on a community walkway in Kilmacrennan to stop. The damage was discovered on Saturday morning on the path to Kilmacrennan Park. A fence was deliberately broken and the wood discarded into the trees. It’s believed that the damage was carried out at some

  Plans for Donegal’s first crematorium have been hit with a setback after An Bord Pleanala refused an appeal by the developers. The proposed crematorium would be situated near Manorcunningham and would serve the entire North West Region. Currently families have to travel to either Cavan or Belfast for the service. In refusing the appeal,

    A public consultation is underway over three major road developments in Donegal under the Ten-T Programme. Maps and environmental reports are now available on Donegal County Councils website for the Twin Towns By-Pass, and roads linking Letterkenny to Manorcunningham, and on to Lifford, Strabane and the A5. Last year the Council identified preferred

  A £4 million funding package has been confirmed to secure the operation of Derry Airport’s flight to London until 2023. The Northern Ireland Executive announced the funding for the public service route for the next two years. Foyle MLA Martina Anderson says this will provide a much-needed boost for the airport but she believes

  Around a thousand creches will be back open later this morning as the reopening of the childcare sector begins. The 100-thousand children enrolled in the free preschool scheme are eligible to go back under the first phase of the plan. But it’s not clear whether all will, with only around a quarter of early

  People at high risk of serious illness from Covid-19 will start getting vaccinated from this week. Delayed supplies are also due to reach around 30 GP surgeries for those aged over 85 to get their injections. The HSE is still drawing up the list of those to get vaccinated. Public health expert Professor Anthony

525 more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening and 3 further deaths. 13 cases have been confirmed in Donegal, while there are 12 infectious cases in Letterkenny University Hospital, 1 in ICU. The head of the HSE says work to identify everyone considered ‘very high risk’ for vaccination will continue through March. It

Price caps will form part of the Housing Minister’s new affordable housing plan. They’ll range from 450,000 euro in parts of Dublin to 225,000 in the likes of Leitrim, Donegal and Mayo, with the aim of minimising price inflation. The scheme, which would see the State take a 30 percent stake in a property, is

There are calls for a wider inquiry into trading practices at Davy Stockbrokers — and personal sanctions for those involved in a 2014 bond deal. Four days of mounting pressure following a Central Bank inquiry led to the resignation of its chief executive and two senior figures in the firm yesterday. Opposition parties have written

There’s been a slight increase in the number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in the last 24 hours. Latest figures show 423 people with the virus being treated. There are 103 patients in intensive care units – with 5 admissions since yesterday. While there were no new cases confirmed in Donegal yesterday as the 14

The head of the HSE says he’s confident next week’s Covid-19 vaccine target of 84,000 doses will be met. Last week’s aim of 100-thousand was missed due to ongoing supply issues involving AstraZeneca. Paul Reid says two deliveries totaling just over 70,000 doses have been impacted in recent weeks. But he says next week’s numbers

A Fianna Fáil MEP is backing the European Union’s decision to take legal action against the UK. The EU is set to lodge the proceedings shortly, over Britain’s decision to delay implementation of part of the Brexit deal. It relates to border checks in the North, which are required under the Northern Ireland protocol. Barry

A Letterkenny Councillor is to ask for a safety audit on the town’s footpaths. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says with the amount of people out walking on a regular basis, there’s been an increase in the number of reports of trips and falls. At next week’s meeting of the Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District, he’ll be

Over €1.8 million in grants have been awarded to 28 aquaculture companies across the country. Almost €500,000 has been sanctioned for Donegal to support 9 companies under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme. The funding will go towards further growth of the businesses and the aquaculture sector as a whole. Minister for Agriculture, Food

A retired consultant has labelled anti-Covid restriction protests as superspreader events. Peter O’Rourke, retired consultant orthopaedic surgeon says the violent scenes witnessed in Dublin last weekend are unacceptable. With a number of further protests planned this month, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has called for guidelines to be put in place to allow peaceful

Obstetricians have been told to monitor pregnant women who have had Covid-19. It’s emerged that four women may have had stillbirths as a result of a condition linked to the virus. Two of the women are based in the east of the country and two are based in the south. Health officials are advising that

A South Donegal TD says the government should establish a community bank to offer an alternative to the profit driven model offered by the main financial institutions. Suggesting that either An Post or the Credit Unions could provide the structure for such a move, Deputy Marc McSharry told the Dail that some form of government